Cyclone
Attributes
| Eyes: | Blue |
| Features: | Corny French Accent |
| Hair: | Never Seen |
| Height: | 5' 11" |
| Weight: | 195 lbs |
Powers
| Abilities: | Technically brilliant |
| Equipment: | Wind generating equipment |
| Limitations: | Chooses inappropriate drinking establishments |
| Powers: | Power to generate winds up to Cyclone force |
| Strength Level: | Normal |
| Weapons: | Wind |
Summary
| Citizenship: | French |
| Created By: | |
| Current Occupation: | Deceased |
| Dual Identity: | Secret |
| Education: | Presumably Ph.D. |
| Former Bases: | France |
| Former Groups: | Maggia |
| Former Occupation: | NATO Engineer |
| Known Allies: | His Criminal Gang |
| Legal Status: | Criminal Record |
| Major Enemies: | Spider-Man |
| Marital Status: | Unknown |
| Place of Birth: | Lyons, France |
| Real Name: | Unknown |
| Usual Bases: | New York |
Background
”…And the Wind Cries: Cyclone!”
Formerly an Engineer for NATO, Cyclone had a falling out with his former employees, supposedly related to political decisions over implementing his research, based on the development of a wind-generating weapon.
Cyclone took his invention, and used it for his own criminal ends, developing his Cyclone costume and other weapons.
Like many criminal masterminds in Spider-Man comics, he decided to form a gang and capture Robbie Robertson and J. Jonah Jameson. (Jameson was in Paris to escape accusations from Daniel Berkhart that he had worked with the criminal. Robertson was in Paris to deliver the ransom money for JJJ's safe return.) Like so many criminal masterminds who follow this plan, he was defeated by Spider-Man. (Amazing Spider-Man #143)
”By the Light of the Silvery Moon Knight!”
Moon Knight was facing the Maggia and their boss, the mysterious Big M. While beating a low level crook for information, he drew the attention of Spider-Man. This lead to a brawl but they were blown away from each other by Cyclone. (Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (vol. 1) #22)
”Guess Who Is Buried in Grant’s Tomb!”
As Spidey and Moon Knight swirled in Cyclone’s wind, he brags about working for the Maggia and Big M. He blew away the two heroes and killed the assassin that Moon Knight had been beating. The good guys survived of course and figured out that the Maggia leaders were meeting at Grant’s Tomb that night. The vigilantes arrived at the tomb and Cycline activated his device, which blew away the international gangsters as well as Spidey and Moon Knight. Big M watched from the sidelines and left, realizing that the situation was not going well. Cyclone was defeated when Moon Knight used a liquid gas taken from Tony Stark. It dropped the temperature enough to put Cyclone into shock. (Big M was eventually found to be the Masked Marauder.) (Spectacular Spider-Man #23)
”Overkill”
He and many other criminals (Jaguar, Mirage, Hellrazor, Shellshock, Bird-Man, the Ringer, Turner D. Century, the Grappler, the Cheetah, the Vamp, Commander Kraken, Letha, Steeplejack, Mindwave, Rapier, Firebrand, Hijacker) were killed at the Bar With No Name by the Scourge of the Underworld. (Captain America #319)
The Cyclone should not be confused with Cyclone II (Pierre Fresson) from Thunderbolts.
Appearances
| Cover Date | Appearance Information |
|---|---|
| Apr 1975 | App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #143 |
| First story and origins. | |
| Sep 1978 | App: Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #22 |
| Oct 1978 | App: Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #23 |
| Jul 1986 | App: Captain America (Vol. 1) #319 |
| Dies, killed by The Scourge |
Thanks To
The assistance of the Marvel Chronology Project is gratefully acknowledged.
Some of the above information is extracted from the various versions of the Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe and the more recent Marvel Encyclopaedias.